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| Linguamor Decaglot Senior Member United States Joined 6616 days ago 469 posts - 599 votes  Speaks: English*, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Danish, French, Norwegian, Portuguese, Dutch | Message 9 of 13 01 December 2006 at 2:43pm | IP Logged | |||||||||||||||||
Although I can see advantages in going through the same book more than once, especially if reading material is limited, I think it is better to go on to another book. I would recommend going through one or two more books after you have finished the current one, and then going back to the book you are reading now, and then alternate between new books and previously read books. Much of the vocabulary of a book will be the same as that in a previous book, and this is the vocabulary that is most frequent and important to master earlier. Seeing or hearing language again in a new context helps to consolidate it in memory. Have you considered reading the Spanish language edition of Reader's Digest (Selecciones Reader's Digest) to increase your reading proficiency? I highly recommend Reader's Digest as a language learning resource. There are articles on a variety of subjects, with much useful vocabulary, and the language level is just right for the intermediate language learner. Edited by Linguamor on 01 December 2006 at 3:07pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||||||||||||||
| luke Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 7203 days ago 3133 posts - 4351 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Esperanto, French | Message 10 of 13 01 December 2006 at 10:24pm | IP Logged | |||||||||||||||||
I like this idea, because in addition to re-reading the book, I can listen to it on my mp3 player at work, and it seems more productive to do this passive listening with familiar material.
Thanks for that idea and finding the complete mp3's to Don Quijote in the first place.
I have to believe that. The movie was a disappointment considering it's talented director and cast.
I'll keep that in mind when I return to reading English. I know the English Da Vinci Code is a fast read, that's difficult for me to resist. I'm more inclined to enjoy The Replacements than Bach. I'm not proud of that, but it is reality. I have told myself I need to learn to appreciate fine art.
I have a couple of other audiobooks I've gone through several times that I'll come back to as my proficiency rises. It is helpful to review material I've gone through months before. It's a good mental boost when something that used to be difficult to comprehend has become easy. Thanks for all your feedback! In one way or another, I'll use all of your advice. Edited by luke on 02 December 2006 at 10:55pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||||||||||||||
| lady_skywalker Triglot Senior Member Netherlands aspiringpolyglotblog Joined 6888 days ago 909 posts - 942 votes Speaks: Spanish, English*, Mandarin Studies: Japanese, French, Dutch, Italian | Message 11 of 13 02 December 2006 at 5:04am | IP Logged | |||||||||||||||||
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I think Linguamor's suggestion of reading the Spanish edition of 'Reader's Digest' is a pretty good one. I sometimes try and read through the articles in the Dutch edition and enjoy reading the short stories and jokes. It's been quite good reading practice (if you can bear the sob stories).
I would also have suggested reading Spanish translations of 'Harry Potter' but this depends on whether you liked the original English version. I've read three of the books in Spanish and found it quite enjoyable, especially how they translate some of the names and riddles. Magazines are also good practice and you can probably find a Spanish magazine or two on topics that interest you. Blogs can also be a fun read. I've bookmarked several over the months as I find them a fun and easy way to maintain my Spanish (which is slipping more by the day, sadly). 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||||||||||||||
| Andy E Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 7101 days ago 1651 posts - 1939 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, French | Message 12 of 13 02 December 2006 at 3:04pm | IP Logged | |||||||||||||||||
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Luke,
I'm just finishing up with El Código Da Vinci at the moment... ...unforunately, I've been "just finishing" it for about a fornight which prevents me from definitely recommending it as the way to go. I'd not read anything of Dan Brown's before (in English either) and it certainly started off as a fast read but I feel now like I'm compelled to finish it because I started it. Is this also an audiobook version like Angels and Demons? Andy. PS Definitely finish Angels and Demons first regardless of what you move on to next. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||||||||||||||
| luke Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 7203 days ago 3133 posts - 4351 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Esperanto, French | Message 13 of 13 02 December 2006 at 10:25pm | IP Logged | |||||||||||||||||
Yes, I have the fonolibro as well as the English and Spanish translations. Both Ángeles y Demonios and El Código Da Vinci have the same great narrator in the Spanish language version. I'm definitely going to finish AyD the first time through. The only question was whether to follow it with a second trip. At the moment, I'm thinking that would be helpful. I'll keep the other choices in light rotation. Edited by luke on 11 July 2007 at 7:22pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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